Lambert - well said.
There is a lot to be desired in ICAO's approach to all of this.
Standardisation of the LPR test is coming but it, like everything with ICAO, is going to take a while.
We have designed our test for LPRs here in Oman, which conforms fully to the criteria laid out in Doc 9835 and Cir 318.
This has already been laid out for ICAO audit during our last Safety Oversight Audit a few months ago.
I'm not arguing at all with the sluggishness at which the industry and ICAO has approached the implementation of LPRs, just reiterating that no company can state that they have ICAO approval and that those who do state it should be brought to task, as they are not helping a system that is already lacking.